Shelly Wills & Associates (formerly Carian Wills & Associates) was founded in 1995 by Elyse Carian and Shelly Wills with the goal of building equity value in retail properties by providing strategic planning, leasing and marketing services in an integrated program.
Our approach is to work seamlessly with the client to successfully represent their company's culture, image, stature and vision and help them achieve their fiscal goals.
Our practice of fully integrating the disciplines of strategic planning, leasing, and marketing comes out of our individual and combined experience in successfully positioning and repositioning retail properties. The fusion of these disciplines produces an enhanced effect that makes properties inviting, exciting, and creates a sense of place. It also ensures that the positioning will endure, thereby reducing the costs associated with turnover and frequent change.
Our client list includes Downtown Development District, City of New Orleans, LA, Universal Studios Recreation Group, Simon DeBartolo Group, TrizecHahn Centers, Madison Marquette, The Irvine Company, Cousins MarketCenters, J.H. Snyder Co., Westcor Partners, The Boyer Company, The O'Connor Group, WellsPark Group, Lewis Homes Retail, Domain Companies, Entergy New Orleans and TerreMark Partners. International clients include Toshoku America (Japan), TaiMall Development Company (Taiwan) and San Geronimo Caribe Project, Inc. (Puerto Rico).
High-profile properties that have recently benefited from our synergistic approach include Fashion Island/Newport Beach, Universal CityWalk, Scottsdale Fashion Square, Cinerama Dome, Crystal Cove/Newport Beach/Laguna Beach, Desert Passage at Aladdin, The River at Rancho Mirage, Gardens at El Paseo and The Gateway, Salt Lake City.